﻿﻿Hello, my name is Charlotte ﻿﻿

...and I am addicted to bright colors, absurd shapes, and paint under the fingernails.

I am inspired by the Pattern and Decoration Movement of the 1970s aand the folk art of my native South (Georgia). Over the last decade, the primary subjects for my visual art creations have been the fascinating and complex facade of farm chickens. Roosters, a universally recognizable creature, are for me the perfect muse to explore compositions with bold colors and shapes that demand the viewers’ attention and express the animals' peculiar personalities.

Over the years, I’ve oscillated between my two great loves of art and health. I passionately pursued career in health, later achieving a Master’s in Public Health, all the while fighting for limited spare time to paint. When I met Portland-based artist Gwenn Seemel in 2010, my artistic life completely changed. I began to understand the valuable skills that artists contribute to the greater society, and how pivotal an artists’ role was to the greater development and well-being of a community.

From 2010 forward, I’ve put forth my best efforts to prioritize my artistic goals the way I do my public health career. I remain inspired by the bright and bold moments in our everyday lives, continually finding ways for my love of art and health to coexist. I strive to utilize visually intricate patterns and colors that express the rich complexity of ordinary compositions. Through my artist eye, the world is an incredibly magical place where every color and line is in an intimate tango that forms awe-inspiring images that are visually delicious.